Joint means for rails or the like.



IIHPAITENTED 0017.16, 1906.

W. B. KLINB.

JOINT MEANS FOR RAILS OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-18. 1905.

m n 2 w 1 ad WILLIAM BENNET KLINE, OF TIMPSON, TEXAS.

uom'r MEANS FOR RAILS on THE LIKE.

a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

fa limanam April-18,1605. .Seri 1 -25 3 m d l.)

To all whom/ immy concern.-

Be it known that I',-WILLIAM BENNET KLINE; a citizen of the United States, residing at Timpson, in.the county of Shelby and the State of Texas, have invented a'new and useful Joint Means for Rails or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention embodies improved means for joining rails and the like, in which bolts and nuts are utilized to connect the parts, the joint means being such as to provide locking means for preventin accidental displacement of the nuts from t e bolts.

- cent ends of rails.

- For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire, a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting -the. result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings ,in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the .invention applied as means for joinin adja- Fig. 2 is a vertica transverse section. Fig. 3 1s a detail perspective view of the nut-lockin' angle-bar.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawings by the same reference characters. p In the drawin s the numerall indicates the rails, joined y means of the angle-bars 2 and 6 and by a fish-plate 3. The angle-bar 2 abuts with the side portions of the rails 1 at the ends thereof in the customary way, where- .as the an le-bar 6 is of peculiar constructionin order t at it may afford a means for looking' the nuts f bolts 4, used to secure the parts together, from displacement. The

' bolts 4 pass through the rails 1, the angle-bar 2, and the fish-plate 3,'the latterhaving openings to receive-said bolts. The fish-plate 3 is arranged between the vertical portion of the angle-bar 6 and the adjacent side portions of the rails 1, this portion of the angle-bar being rovided upon the inner side thereof with a ongitudinal recess 9, in which thefish-plate 3 4 1 is seated when the parts are arranged in operative position. The anglebar 6 is formed with a plurality of notches or recesses 8, one

of whichis provided for eaoh'nut 5.. offthe bolt;

-- upon the threaded ends of the bolts angle lock-bar spiked to the ties and 4, so as to admit of disposition of the anglebar 6 in such a way that the several nuts 5 will each be arranged in a corresponding recess 8, snugly fitting therein so as to.be pre- 1 vented from turning; The upper portion of the angle-bar 6, abutting with the under side of the ball or head of the rails, closelyfits against the outer side of the fishplate 3, and

the lower portion ofsaid barfi rests upon the base portions of the rail ends, as clearly shown in the drawings. The bar 6'is held in place by spikes 7 or similar fastenings driven into the ties, andsaid spikes 7 engage innotches in the lower edge portions of the bar 6 and hold said bar firmly against the outer side of the fish-plate 3, the parts being held compactly together and arranged so that the fishplate 3 and the angle-bar 6 coact to afford a' rigid hearing at one side of the rail ends.

Havm thus described the invention,,what is claime' 'as.newis-- In a rail-joint, thecombination of die abutted ends of adjacent rails, an'an le-bar arranged alon one side of the'rails an overlap ing the joint and fitting close to the foot an web and comingup under the head of the rails, a fish-bar placed against the opposite side of the rails and extending upon each .side of the joint and spaced at its up e'r edge cm the i from the head and at its lower edge foot of the rails, bolts connecting the anglebar, the rails-and the fish-bar; nuts mounted and i an ing the foot of the rails and said fish-bar and havin notches in its u vper edge to receive the a oresaid nuts an havin spaces formed between the upper and lower edges of said fish-bar and the sad and foot of the rails to strengthen and brace the same.

overly I upper and lower horizontal ribs .to enter-t e horizontal In testimony whereof I hereunto set my.

hand by signing my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.- WILLIAM BENNET KLINE. Witnesses:

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